Social accounts
Use the REST API to manage social accounts of authenticated users.
About social account administration
If a request URL does not include a {username}
parameter then the response will be for the signed-in user (and you must pass authentication information with your request). Additional private information, such as whether a user has two-factor authentication enabled, is included when authenticated through OAuth with the user
scope.
List social accounts for the authenticated user
Lists all of your social accounts.
Parameters for "List social accounts for the authenticated user"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "List social accounts for the authenticated user"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
304 | Not modified |
401 | Requires authentication |
403 | Forbidden |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples for "List social accounts for the authenticated user"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/user/social_accounts
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"provider": "twitter",
"url": "https://twitter.com/github"
}
]
Add social accounts for the authenticated user
Add one or more social accounts to the authenticated user's profile. This endpoint is accessible with the user
scope.
Parameters for "Add social accounts for the authenticated user"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
account_urls array of strings RequiredFull URLs for the social media profiles to add. |
HTTP response status codes for "Add social accounts for the authenticated user"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Created |
304 | Not modified |
401 | Requires authentication |
403 | Forbidden |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples for "Add social accounts for the authenticated user"
curl -L \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/user/social_accounts \
-d '{"account_urls":["https://facebook.com/GitHub","https://www.youtube.com/@GitHub"]}'
Response
Status: 201
[
{
"provider": "twitter",
"url": "https://twitter.com/github"
}
]
Delete social accounts for the authenticated user
Deletes one or more social accounts from the authenticated user's profile. This endpoint is accessible with the user
scope.
Parameters for "Delete social accounts for the authenticated user"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
account_urls array of strings RequiredFull URLs for the social media profiles to delete. |
HTTP response status codes for "Delete social accounts for the authenticated user"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
304 | Not modified |
401 | Requires authentication |
403 | Forbidden |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples for "Delete social accounts for the authenticated user"
curl -L \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/user/social_accounts \
-d '{"account_urls":["https://facebook.com/GitHub","https://www.youtube.com/@GitHub"]}'
Response
Status: 204
List social accounts for a user
Lists social media accounts for a user. This endpoint is accessible by anyone.
Parameters for "List social accounts for a user"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
username string RequiredThe handle for the GitHub user account. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "List social accounts for a user"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples for "List social accounts for a user"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>"\
-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
https://api.github.com/users/USERNAME/social_accounts
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"provider": "twitter",
"url": "https://twitter.com/github"
}
]